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Origin signs gas supply deal

Origin Energy has struck a deal to supply gas to a joint venture of major energy suppliers. Origin on Wednesday said it would supply 365 petajoules (PJe) of gas over 10 years from 2015 to GLNG, whi..

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Stocks to watch Wednesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Wednesday, May 2 ALS - ALESCO CORPORATION LTD - up 60 cents, or 42.86 per cenb, at $2.00 DLX - DULUX GROUP LTD - down 13 cents at $2.97 Dul..

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Aussie stocks close stronger

The Australian share market lifted to a nine-month high after the central bank surprised investors with a bigger than expected interest rate. The cut took the cash rate to its lowest level since de..

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RBA slashes interest rates

The Reserve Bank of Australia has paved the way for interest rate relief for home owners by slashing the cash rate to its lowest level in two years. The central bank cut the cash rate by 50 basis p..

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DuluxGroup bids for Alesco

DuluxGroup says a move to enlarge its market footprint makes sense as it launches a $188.4 million takeover proposal for garage door, construction products and cabinet and window products supplier, Al..

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Stocks to watch on Tuesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Tuesday, May 1 AXE - ARCHER EXPLORATION LTD - up five cents at 40 cents BHP - BHP BILLITON LTD - up 66 cents at $35.55 The world's biggest ..

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PEP to takeover Spotless

Spotless says the arduous process of dealing with a hostile takeover bid was a major factor behind the company accepting a $720 million offer from private equity firm Pacific Equity Partners (PEP). ..

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Aussie shares close stronger

The Australian share market closed stronger, driven by resource and banking stocks on the expectations of a cut in domestic interest rates and a soft economic landing in China. At 1615 AEST on Mond..

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Private sector credit rises

Credit provided to the private sector grew by 0.4 per cent in March, with a trend too slow to forestall an interest rate cut. It was the second consecutive 0.4 per cent rise in the indicator, which..

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US stocks regain losses

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - It took a while, but the Dow Jones industrial average finally regained all its losses for the month. On a day of conflicting signals, as i..

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Aussie stocks close lower

The Australian share market closed lower as worries about the Spanish economy and local consumer sentiment overtook a positive lead from Wall Street. Standard & Poor's lowered Spain's long-term..

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